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Menasseh Ben Israel
Manoel Dias Soeiro, better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh ben Israel, also, Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael, also known with the Hebrew acronym, MB"Y, was a Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher, founder of the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam in 1626... Read More
| Born | 1604 Madeira Island, Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Died | November 20, 1657 Middelburg, Dutch Republic |
| Occupation | Rabbi |